Playing-card game.



w. c. SANFORD.

PLAYING CARD GAME.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 26. 1915.

Patented N ov.. *2, y191.5.

SLW/bmw vWILLIAM c. sAnroaD, or GoLcoIvnA, AnIzoNAf PLAYING-CARD GAME.

To all whom it may concern: j

Be it known that I, WILLIAM C. SANFORD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Golconda, in the county of Mohave, State of Arizona, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Playing-Gard Games, of which the following is a description, refrepresents tabulatedstatements of the cardsV of each suit, with their taking values and counting values.

The game is played with a pack composed of sixty cards, which is made up of twelve cards each of five different suits. The suits are as follows: eastern suit, southern suit, central In Fig. lthere is shown one card of each suit; 1 indicating a specimen card of the eastern suit, 2 a. card of the southern suit, `3 a card of the central suit, l a card of the western suit, and 5 a card of the interest suit. Each card of the irst four suits bears the name of a State, a letter in the upper -left corner indicating the suit, a number in the upper right corner indicating the order or taking value 1n the suit, and a number near the center indicating the counting value or number of electoral votes. Each card of the interest suit bears the name of an interest, a letter in the upper left corner indicating the suit, and a number inthe upper right corner indicating the order or taking value in the suit. These indications, as is usual in-playing cards, are preferably printed in duplicate so as to read downward from either end of the card. The cards in each ofA the State suits are ranked in order of taking value, as indicated by their electoral votes;

Specification of Iietters Patent.

Application filed July 26, 1915. Serial No. 41,921'.

suit, western suit, and interest suit.A

Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

and where: two or more Statesof a suit have the same number of electoral votes, they may be placed in order ofv population. In determining the electoral votes, the appor- A tionment Vact of 1911 is followed, but it is to be understood that the order may be revised as changes are made in apportionment.' The order of the cards of the interest suit is arbitrary, it being necessary only fo-r the purpose of the game that there be twelvein terest cards and that they have a relative taking value from 1 to 12. Y

The cards may, if desired, be'provided with designs such as representations of the seals of the several. States, outline maps', or any distinctive matter which would add to the attractive appearance of the card, or to the useful information carried by it.

The game is played by four players. The

dealer and the player seated lopposite fhim are partners; the two other players are also partners, and are adversaries of the dealer. The cards are all dealt around to the left, one at a time. The interest suit is always theJ trump suit, but the cards of this suit have no counting value. The player at the dealers left leads. Itis obligatory to follow suit, if possible. When holding none of the suit led, a player may trump the trick or play a card of any other suit. The highest trump played, or if notrumps are played, the highest card in taking valuer of the suit led, wins the trick. The winner leads 'for the next trick. After a hand has `been played, thevotes are counted; and the side having taken a majorityA of the electoral votes shall score the number of their major-` ity as points for game. The game may be any convenient. number of points.

It is a game ofl great interest, combining chance and skill in pleasing proportions. lt.V is of highveducational value, tending to impart information regarding political and geographical conditions, and to stimulate interest in national politics. y lt is easily learned, especially by any oney familiar with ordinary card games; but with new and interesting features, such as suits of different counting value, and K non-changing, `nonn counting trump suit.

Having thus described my invention, What other cards of the suit; the cards of the fifth I claim is suit each bearing the name of an interest, '10 A game device comprising a pack of cards designating marks indicating the suit to arranged in five suits: the cards of four of' which it belongs, and its taking value rela- 5 the suits each bearing the name of a State, tive to the other cards of the suit.

designating marks indicating,` the suit to r)This specification signed this nineteenth which it belongs, the electoraly Vote of the day of July A. D, 1915. State, and its taking Value relativeto the WVILLIAM C. SANFORD.

Copies 0f this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Fatents, Washington, D. C.` 

